A lot happens in one year. We age physically, we develop emotionally, and we learn new things. We become wiser than before, and more experienced to the world around us. But, as we reach the end of one adventure, we simply are staging the platform to begin our next. As school comes to a close for students across the country, we look back and see the valuable lessons we learned, that we may or may not have realized were useful before hand. And, of course, we have developed unforgettable memories with our closest friends, loved ones, and lost ones. After a quick lunch at a Chinese restaurant, a Fortune Cookie summed up these in a very efficient way.
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." ~ Anonymous
The quote we are covering today is not the one that is in the picture, just as a heads up. Only the one that is labeled "Anonymous" above. This quote seems simply like a collection of 3 short sentences. But they are much more than that. They act more as levels. Every single day, you hear things. Even with your eyes shut, you cannot stop hearing. There is no way to actively shut it off, without using ear muffs or something of the like. It is something we can't control. But, of all the things that you hear, how much of that do you actually remember? Probably less than one percent of everything you have heard in one day? Naturally, most of that is forgotten unless it pertained specifically to you.
The next thing is seeing. You can partially control seeing. You can close your eyes to that which is in front of you. But, no one forces their eyes to be closed forever, unless they are closed and can't see for a reason that isn't something that they have no choice but to live with. There are things that I have seen in the past that have haunted me to this day. And other things that I have seen, that the beauty of that person just does not disappear. It remains, reminding of the good in this world. But these are all things that I remember when something in a conversation triggers the thought or memory to reoccur.
And the last section is all about doing and not just doing it blindly but doing it with understanding. When you do something, your not only seeing it, your not only hearing it, but you using your physical ability to do it. And, in order to do it well, you have to understand what does what. I know that description is slightly vague, but is a hard concept to put into words. You can listen to baseball on the radio. Then, you can watch on TV. But, it will never be as good as actually playing it yourself, on the field, with the rest of the team.
With the memories that we have forged over the past year, we can count on the future being even greater. But those memories that you were a part of, will be with you for a life time.
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